Local News From Code to Care: Decoding Sustainability in Digital Health Tool Design CIHR Pan-Canadian Network for HIV and STBBI Clinical Trials Research | July 29, 2025 Access to timely and stigma-free sexual health care remains a significant challenge for many people,…karnottJuly 29, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu Awarded New Frontiers in Research Fund—Exploration Grant UBC Life Sciences Institute | July 28, 2025 Over $25 million in funding has been awarded through the New Frontiers in Research Funding…karnottJuly 28, 2025 Read More
Local News Children with Chronic Medical Conditions at Greater Risk of Hospitalization from RSV UBC Faculty of Medicine | July 28, 2025 Children with chronic medical conditions face a significantly higher risk of hospitalization due to respiratory…karnottJuly 28, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Doctoral Students Awarded Canada Graduate Scholarships for 2025 Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | July 28, 2025 Congratulations to our current Graduate Program in Neuroscience (GPN) students who have received awards through…karnottJuly 28, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Identification of Multivariable microRNA and Clinical Biomarker Panels to Predict Imatinib Response in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia at Diagnosis Wu, A., et al. | November 17, 2023 Imatinib Mesylate (imatinib) was once hailed as the magic bullet for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)…sciencecityNovember 17, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Development of a Novel Human Triculture Model of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Identification of Berberine As Ameliorating Steatosis, Oxidative Stress and Fibrosis Rafiei, H., et al. | November 16, 2023 Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its progression to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and hepatocarcinoma is…sciencecityNovember 16, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Ki67 Assessment Protocol as an Integral Biomarker for Avoiding Radiotherapy in the LUMINA Breast Cancer Trial Nielsen, T., et al. | November 13, 2023 The LUMINA trial demonstrated a very low local recurrence rate in women ≥55 years with…sciencecityNovember 13, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Semaphorin 3C Promotes De Novo Steroidogenesis in Prostate Cancer Cells Yenki, P., et al. | November 10, 2023 Intratumoral androgen biosynthesis contributes to castration-resistant prostate cancer progression in patients treated with androgen deprivation…sciencecityNovember 10, 2023 Read More
Local News VCHRI Research Impact Series Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) | May 13, 2025 Welcome to VCHRI Research Impact Series, celebrating the transformative power of health research. Through this…karnottMay 13, 2025 Read More
Local News UBC Pharm Sci Hosts Catalyze: Innovating Nanomedicines to Spotlight Breakthrough Research and Foster New Collaborations UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | May 9, 2025 On Tuesday, April 29, 2025, the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at UBC welcomed industry leaders,…karnottMay 9, 2025 Read More
Local News Jade Biosciences Closes Merger with Aerovate Therapeutics BIV | May 8, 2025 Biotech firm Jade Biosciences Inc. has completed its merger with Aerovate Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:AVTE), in…karnottMay 8, 2025 Read More
Local News The Connection Between Climate Change and the Pacific Oyster Microbiome and Mortality UBC Microbiology and Immunology | May 8, 2025 Although they don’t produce the shiny, precious pearls of some of their mollusk family members,…karnottMay 8, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles As COVID-19 Brings Unprecedented Challenges, Special Funding Drives R&D Mitacs | October 12, 2020 Canada’s more than 1.2 million small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) contribute substantially to our country’s…eabramovichOctober 12, 2020 Read More
Interesting Articles Prime Minister Announces Reappointment of Canada’s Top Scientist Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada | October 5, 2020 Science is essential to ensuring Canada has the tools, opportunities, and expertise needed to address…eabramovichOctober 5, 2020 Read More
Interesting Articles Proper Funding for Women’s Health Research Could Save Lives During Pandemic Policy Options | October 1, 2020 Women’s health research is chronically underfunded, and women’s health receives little attention across the spectrum…eabramovichOctober 1, 2020 Read More
Interesting Articles Mitacs and All India Council for Technical Education Pair Graduate Students to Canadian Companies Mitacs | September 24, 2020 Representatives of India and Canada expanded their existing partnership today that extends student mobility and…eabramovichSeptember 24, 2020 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Dayag Sheykhkarimli Awarded the H.L. Holmes Award from the National Research Council of Canada UBC School of Biomedical Engineering | December 6, 2024 Congratulations to SBME postdoctoral researcher Dayag Sheykhkarimli from Dr. Nozomu Yachie’s lab for receiving $100,000/year…karnottDecember 6, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards Congratulations to the Recipients of the 2024 Outstanding Achievement Awards BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute | December 4, 2024 BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute is pleased to congratulate the recipients of the 2024 Outstanding…karnottDecember 4, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Poul Sorensen Receives Esteemed Doctors of BC Terry Fox Medal BC Cancer Research | December 3, 2024 Dr. Poul Sorensen is the recipient of the 2024 Doctors of BC Terry Fox Medal,…karnottDecember 3, 2024 Read More
Monthly Award Summaries November 2024 Award Winners Science in Vancouver | December 2, 2024 This month, Drs. Nika Shakiba, Laura Evgin, and Lyndia Wu (pictured, left to right) were…karnottDecember 2, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards BC Researchers Pioneering New Strategies to Break Barriers in Hereditary Cancer Testing Genome BC | August 19, 2025 Genome BC recently funded two Society Issues Competition (SOC) projects to investigate improvements for genetic…karnottAugust 19, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Medicine Faculty Honoured with 2025 Order of British Columbia UBC Faculty of Medicine | August 18, 2025 Three UBC Faculty of Medicine community members—Drs. Ruth Grunau, Robin Love and John Yee—have been…karnottAugust 18, 2025 Read More
Local News Honouring a Pioneer in ALS Research: Dr. Andrew Eisen’s Enduring Legacy Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | August 18, 2025 Dr. Andrew Eisen’s name is synonymous with progress in the field of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis…karnottAugust 18, 2025 Read More